Battle of New Madrid

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The Battle of New Madrid was an 1862 American Civil War engagement in Missouri in which Union forces captured a key Confederate stronghold along the Mississippi River, helping secure control of the vital waterway.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Battle of New Madrid canonical 2
Siege of New Madrid 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Siege of New Madrid ⓘ
associatedPlace Island Number Ten ⓘ
belligerent Confederate States of America ⓘ
United States (Union) ⓘ
campaign Island Number Ten campaign ⓘ
combatantStrengthConfederate approximately 3,000–4,000 troops ⓘ
combatantStrengthUnion approximately 7,000–10,000 troops ⓘ
commander Gideon J. Pillow ⓘ
John P. McCown ⓘ
John Pope ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
consequence facilitated Union capture of Island Number Ten ⓘ
forced Confederate evacuation of New Madrid ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date 1862 ⓘ
effect helped open the Mississippi River to Union control south of Cairo ⓘ
endDate 1862-03-14 ⓘ
followedBy siege of Island Number Ten ⓘ
fortifications Confederate earthworks and batteries ⓘ
front Western front of the American Civil War ⓘ
historicalEra American Civil War era ⓘ
location New Madrid, Missouri ⓘ
militaryBranchConfederate Confederate Army ⓘ
militaryBranchUnion Union Army ⓘ
notableCommanderConfederate Major General John P. McCown ⓘ
notableCommanderUnion Brigadier General John Pope ⓘ
objective capture Confederate stronghold at New Madrid ⓘ
support operations against Island Number Ten ⓘ
outcome Union secured a key position on the Mississippi River ⓘ
partOf Island Number Ten campaign ⓘ
Western Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
precededBy Union preparations against Island Number Ten ⓘ
primaryTacticConfederate defensive fortification of river approaches ⓘ
primaryTacticUnion artillery bombardment and siege works ⓘ
region southeastern Missouri ⓘ
result Union victory ⓘ
river Mississippi River ⓘ
startDate 1862-03-03 ⓘ
state Missouri ⓘ
strategicImportance control of Mississippi River ⓘ
supportedBy Union naval forces on the Mississippi River ⓘ
territorialChange Union capture of New Madrid, Missouri ⓘ
theater Mississippi River theater ⓘ
typeOfEngagement siege and bombardment ⓘ
year 1862 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mississippi Valley Theater → hasKeyEvent → Battle of New Madrid ⓘ
Battle of New Madrid → alsoKnownAs → Siege of New Madrid ⓘ
linked to: Battle of New Madrid
American Civil War in Missouri → hasEvent → Battle of New Madrid ⓘ